It seems that when I have a great ride in the morning, the evening ride will also be great. Yesterday morning I achieved my second-fastest time for the year. Last night I set a new all-time PR for the trip home! 11:08...beating the previous time by 3 seconds!
Yesterday I went through my records and compiled a list of the fastest times for each trip. I guess it got me going, and I just pinned it all the way home. It paid off.
I hammered the pedals for the first mile and kept a good pace. However, after climbing Nemesis Hill I thought I was sunk. I looked at my time split and was sure I had missed the mark, but it's been a while since I TT'd (Time Trialed) it home and I couldn't remember what a good split was. To my great fortune when I turned to the west, a slight tail wind was ready to usher me home. I got down in the drops and put everything I had to the pedals. I maintained extreme caution as I passed my crash site from earlier this year, particularly since there were many cars on the road with me. (That was the last time I was down in the drops over this section.) It was a fantastic feeling riding along the steady, slight negative grade, maintaining about 30 mph!
Pulling up to the driveway I stopped my timer and my heart thrilled at the sight!
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